MAMADOU SAKHO has been left in no doubt his Liverpool career is as good as over after Jurgen Klopp said he does not figure in any of his future first-team plans.

The defender, who has been linked with a move away from Anfield after a deterioration in his relationship with the German, has not played since April.

But the Reds boss went further yesterday, making it clear his preference would be to sell the defender in January.

“He is not in these plans for the first team,” said Klopp, whose side travel to Bournemouth tomorrow. “Once again this actual first-team squad is in this dressing room, from this point of view nobody will be sold.

“But do you really think I would have said Sakho will not be sold in winter? Nothing has changed.”

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Mamadou Sakho's future at Liverpool looks bleak

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Sakho, who signed a five-year deal in December last year, still remains a popular figure among a significant number of Liverpool fans.

However a succession of incidents has seen his stock fall with Jurgen Klopp starting with his UEFA doping ban (subsequently overturned) in April this year and continuing when he was sent back from a pre-season tour of the US on account of poor attitude and time-keeping.

Sakho, who has been training and playing with the club’s Under-23 squad, also refused to go out on loan at the end of the summer transfer window.

He then further angered the Reds manager when making public his anger in a late-night social media outburst at what he perceived was the club’s ‘lies’ about the reasons for his absence in September.

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Jurgen Klopp insists Mamadou Sakho has no future at Liverpool

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Sakho in action for Liverpool under-23's

This week he has been in Paris partying with rap star Tinie Tempah at a lingerie fashion show while Liverpool were battling past Leeds to a EFL Cup semi-final.

Sakho has been linked with moves to West Brom, Nice and both of the Milan clubs, although the Baggies’ interest is understood to have cooled.

Yet if Sakho is free to go, Klopp reiterated the rest of his first-team squad are not, including Daniel Sturridge, who has been the subject of further speculation about a possible move to West Ham this week.

Sturridge remains on the sidelines with a calf strain and will not travel with Liverpool, although Adam Lallana and Roberto Firmino are expected to play.

“Unfortunately Daniel is not in training now and that is what I am more concerned about than any transfer rumours,” Klopp said. “But there is absolutely no thought to sell any player from the first-team squad. I don’t think it would make sense.”